There are times when the best way to gain personal recognition is to allow others to see what it would be like if you weren't there.
That isn't likely to have been going through Luis Suarez's head when he picked up his fifth booking of the Primera Liga season in Barcelona's El Clasico defeat earlier this month, but it would be safe to say it probably represents the thoughts of plenty of Barcelona supporters right now.
Suarez was suspended for the weekend's trip to Real Sociedad's Anoeta Stadium, a ground where Barca now have such a terrible record—five defeats in their last six league visits—that they'll be hoping this summer's stadium alterations include scrapping the place entirely.